March 3rd News and Events

Find Out What happened 3rd March Major News Stories include Last Space Walk For Shuttle Discovery, Stock markets fall in worries of recession, The Star-Spangled Banner established as the U.S. National Anthem, First issue of the weekly periodical, "TIME", Communist Teachers Banned From Public Schools, Rodney King Police Brutality Captured On Film.

What happened This day in History on March 3rd

1991 U.S.A. Police Brutality Captured On Film
Sunday, 3rd March, 1991: On this day, it was evident that police brutality had occurred in Los Angeles, California in the middle of the night on March 3, 1991. This was proved, as it was recorded on video (although some of the audible sounds were not as noticeable as the actions). Three white police officers had proceeded to beat Rodney King beyond what was necessary to use force to control him. Moreover, these three officers had reported that the bruises, cuts, and/or scrapes they gave King were minor in nature. The beating by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department of Rodney King is captured on Video, the video then appeared on television news which angered many of the public especially those in the African American community who believed the police brutality was racially motivated. Four LAPD officers were later tried in a state court for the beating but were acquitted. The announcement of the acquittals sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

1952 U.S.A. Communist Teachers Banned From Public Schools
Monday, 3rd March, 1952: As part of the paranoia concerning communism and the cold war the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state law that prohibits communists from teaching in public schools.

1845 U.S.A. Florida Becomes The 27th state
3rd March, 1845 : In 1845 On This Day In History Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.

1908 Canada Tax Collector
3rd March, 1908: It was reported that H.R. Patterson was appointed the new tax collector for Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba, Canada. This title was officially given to Patterson on the evening before it was made known by way of a local Canada newspaper.

U.S. 1923 U.S.A. Time Magazine
Saturday, 3rd March, 1923: The first issue of the weekly periodical, "TIME" appeared on newsstands featuring Joseph Gurney Cannon, grand old man of Congress

1925 U.S.A. Quiet Period For Congress
Tuesday, 3rd March, 1925: Normally Congress would have quite a bit to do on the eve of the end of the current session. However, this time around it was different for both the House and the Senate. There was little for these branches of the U.S. government to debate on during this time.

1931 U.S.A. The Star-Spangled Banner
Tuesday, 3rd March, 1931: After over a century, a poem written by Francis Scott Key was finally established as the U.S. National Anthem. The lyrics of this song were written on September 14, 1814, while Key observed the British invasion of Fort Mc Henry, a war zone located in Maryland, USA. “The Star-Spangled Banner” composition was inspired by a flag that remained standing, even after several hundred bombings occurred.

1931 U.S.A. Minnie the Moocher
3rd March, 1931: Cab Calloway makes music history when he records “Minnie the Moocher.” This is the first jazz album to sell one million copies and it continues to be a popular album today.

1968 Puerto Rico Oil Tanker
Sunday, 3rd March, 1968: A Liberian registered tanker snapped in two in Puerto Rico creating an oil slick four miles long and a mile wide

1962 U.S.A. Nuclear Testing
Saturday, 3rd March, 1962: Russia had considered the United States’ decision to conduct nuclear testing a very aggressive move. Tass, the official Soviet news agency, was reported as having said that the United States was using the concept of nuclear testing as an excuse to carry out aggressive actions. However, Tass also stated U.S. President Kennedy’s promise that all action would be taken to reduce the amount of radioactivity that would enter the earth’s atmosphere. Atmospheric testing was expected to begin on Christmas Island of this same year (in June).

1963 U.S.A. Occupational Schools Proposed
Sunday, 3rd March, 1963: R.W. Bend had inspected government facilities and has determined that they do not need current demands. Bend had mentioned that a complete “occupational school” would be needed before all technical school supply needs would be met. An “occupational school” is one that would help prepare students unable to enter a technical college to be able to sharpen their skills before being admitted. R.W. Bend had declared that this type of school would further help those who are not as easily able to cope with a university entrance course.

1964 Austria Airplane Crash
Tuesday, 3rd March, 1964: A British airplane crashed into Mt. Glungezer, which is located in Austria. Unfortunately, a total of 85 people had lost their lives as they were headed for Innsbruck while vacation traveling. The cause of the crash at this time was not yet determined. There was no immediate sign of technical failure, and the case was thought of to take many months to resolve.

1966 England Colour Television Announced
Thursday, 3rd March, 1966: The BBC is to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from next year.

1972 U.S.A. Interest Rate Increase
Friday, 3rd March, 1972: On this date in history, it was announced that consumer interest rates could dramatically increase. For instance, buyers as of this date may be required to pay 372 percent interest on a $10.00 loan.

1982 England Barbican Centre
Wednesday, 3rd March, 1982: The Queen opens the Barbican Centre the largest arts centre in western Europe covering five-and-a-half acres of Cripplegate, which was destroyed by Nazi bombers in World War II.

2002 Switzerland Joins United Nations
Sunday, 3rd March, 2002: After about 200 years Switzerland became no longer “Neutral”. They became officially a part of the UN upon voters’ approval.

2005 U.S.A. Steve Fossett
Thursday, 3rd March, 2005 : Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly a plane solo, non-stop around the globe without refuelling. He landed his Virgin GlobalFlyer at 1950 GMT in Salina, Kansas, after a 67-hour journey.
He is currently still missing since September 4t 2007 when contact with the light aircraft he was flying in the Sierra Nevada mountains was lost.

2007 U.S.A. Cherokee tribal history and revokation
Saturday, 3rd March, 2007 : The Cherokee Nation of Native Americans have voted to revoke the tribal citizenship
of descendants of the black slaves the
Cherokees once owned. A total of 76.6% have voted to amend the tribal constitution
to limit citizenship to blood tribe
members only. Supporters have said that only the Cherokees had the right to determine
their own tribal members. Opponents
said the amendment is racist and aimed at preventing those with African-American
heritage from gaining tribal revenue and
government funding. The Cherokee Nation has some 250,000 to 270,000 members, and
is second only to the Navajo in size.
The vote has followed from a ruling by the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court last
year which secured tribal citizenship for
descendants of freedmen.

2008 World Stock markets fall in worries of recession
Monday, 3rd March, 2008 : Worldwide stock markets have fallen as investors worry about a possible U.S. recession.
On Wall Street, the Dow
Industrials recovered from early losses to close 7 points lower. Britain's F.T.S.E.
100 index has ended 1% lower at 5,818.6,
while Germany's Dax dropped 0.9% and France's Cac fell 1%. Shares across Asia,
excluding China's mainland market, were
hit from the bleak U.S. economic predictions, and Tokyo's Nikkei index tumbled
4.5%. India's Sensex index has shed as
much as 5%.

2009 Pakistan Sri Lankan cricket team Attacked
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2009 : 12 gunmen fire on the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team on their way to play a match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed and 6 members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. The gunmen were believed to be members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

2009 United States Brown meets Obama
3rd March, 2009 : Barack Obama has said that the Anglo-American 'special relationship' is still
intact while holding talks with the Prime Minister
Gordon Brown at the White House. He told reporters that it was 'not just important
to me' but 'important to the American
people.' Their discussions were largely economically-oriented, and Brown is the
first European leader to meet the President.
Obama said that they shared 'spectacular wives and wonderful children in common.'

2009 United States Russia to cooperate with the United States on Iranian missiles
3rd March, 2009 : A reply to Barack Obama's written suggestion for blocking the development of Iranian
missiles is given by Dmitry Medvedev.
The U.S. had offered to suspend its plans for a missile defence shield if Moscow
cooperates in its efforts to prevent Iran from
developing a series of long-range missiles. Medvedev says that he had not received
the trade-off.

2010 United States Planning for cybersecurity
Wednesday, 3rd March, 2010 : The White House has declassified some of its plans on how it will protect the
nation's computer networks from cyberwarfare.
The announcement was made by the 'cybersecurity tsar' Howard Schmidt, and has
been aimed at a greater co-operation
between academia, government and the private sector. "We have to fully recognize
the importance cybersecurity has in our
lives," Mr. Schmidt said.

United States 2011 United States Last Space Walk For Shuttle Discovery
Thursday, 3rd March, 2011 : The last space walk to be conducted from the space shuttle Discovery before its retirement was completed by two US astronauts. Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew spent six hours on their space walk completing tasks for the International Space Station.

Colombia 2012 Colombia Rebel Bomb Attack Kills Three
Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 : After a "rebel bomb attack" in the North-eastern part of Colombia, two soldiers and one boy were dead as a result of the explosion. Another three soldiers were also injured in the attack that took place near the town of Tame. Officials claimed that the left-wing rebel group Farc were responsible for the attack.

Malaysia 2013 Malaysia Gun Battle Kills Police

Sunday, 3rd March, 2013 : Gunmen in the Malaysian state of Sabah killed at least five police in a gun battle. .

Bahrain 2014 Bahrain Bomb Kills Three Police

3rd March, 2014 : Three policemen were killed in a bomb blast in Daih, Bahrain while trying to break up rioting and anti-government protesters. After the explosion several opposition groups issued a statement saying that they "regretted" any casualties.

Born This Day In History 3rd March

Celebrating Birthday's TodayHenry Joseph WoodBorn: March 3rd 1869 London, England Died: August 19th 1944 London, England Known For :
Sir Henry Joseph Wood was an English conductor and the creator of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, currently called the "BBC Proms". He was a student at the Royal Academy of Music conservatoire and the oldest degree-granting music school in Britain. The Proms are an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall. The object of the concerts in broad terms is to bring classical music to all and includes concerts in the Royal Albert Hall, chamber concerts at Cadogan Hall and Proms in the Park events across the United Kingdom on the last night. This webmaster has always wanted to attend the last "Night Of The Proms" but never managed it. The video below gives an idea of why it is nearly impossible to get tickets. Although the video I have included is very British centric during the 2009 Proms some of the composers featured included Haydn, Handel, Mendelssohn, Elgar . You do not need to be a Classical Musical aficionado to enjoy these concerts.